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Written by: Deng Yinglin, Zheng Cuibi
2019-11-24 02:00
Last updated: 2019-11-24 02:00District Council elections under the storm of anti-reforms were held today (24th). In the past elections, there was a constant number of complaints. Some readers complained to Hong Kong 01 that the address of a friend named Lin Mosheng was received in the address box in mid-August this year. I was worried that the address was "sponsored", so I called the election on the next day. And return the relevant voter registration form. Only three months later, I received the voting notice card of Ms. Lin, which means that Lin’s voter registration in this election is still valid.
The Registration and Electoral Office replied to "Hong Kong 01" yesterday (23rd) that it was only on September 3 that it received a letter of return from the voting card. It was therefore unable to meet the registration of the elector by the procedure before the statutory deadline.
Yang Yueqiao, a member of the Citizens Party Legislative Council who is also a practicing barrister, bluntly stated that in the last District Council election, candidates in the constituency voted for the "singular" votes, questioning that the government departments did not deal with the report in a timely manner, which would undermine the election and demand the government. The relevant procedures must be followed up and reformed. The Registration and Electoral Office reminds that it is an offence for anyone to provide false information or knowing that it is not eligible to vote in an election. Once it is found to be handled in strict accordance with the law, suspected cases will be referred to the Police and the ICAC and other law enforcement agencies for investigation.
Ms. Wu received the voting notice card for the non-existent household again on the 9th of this month. (reported by respondents)
Received a voting notice card this month and learned that the election office did not follow up the complaint.
Ms. Wu, a member of the public, complained to Hong Kong 01 in August this year. The current address has been occupied by the elderly. Only her and her family lived. No one surnamed Lin received a voter registration letter sent to a woman named Lin. ticket". She returned the voter registration form to the Registration and Electoral Office on August 15 and called the staff to follow up. She was verbally replied that the name of Ms. Lin could no longer register her vote with her address. Unexpectedly, on the 9th of this month, I received the District Council voting notice card for the woman who had no such person.
Wu said that when she called the Registration and Electoral Office on the 11th of this month, the staff admitted that it was only two weeks before the election of the district election. It was difficult to cancel the voter registration of Lin. She was very angry. "I told you to do it a few months ago." Do, and the family is doing the same thing, they all know that the government is very generous! The channel (staff) asked me to send back the voting notice card to return, the next election can cancel the canal (Ms. Lin) qualification, but It’s too late! And I’ll send it back, I’ll know if you’re following up, it’s like a slap in the face, and leaving a small original is called a practical proof!”
The competition for this District Council election is fierce, and all constituencies are competing. (data picture)
Postal union: it is not uncommon to send back a letter in two weeks.
The Registration and Electoral Office explained that the enquiry hotline received a response from Wu on August 15. However, the registration notice returned by Wu was received on September 3, so it was not possible to meet the statutory deadline (August 25). The approval of the Adjudicator canceled the registration of the voter, and the applicant (Ms. Lin) was still on the official register of 2019.
The Registration and Electoral Office refused to disclose the postmark date on which the registration notice was returned. However, if the reason is true, why is a letter of return "stagnation" sent to the office within 20 days? The Chairman of the Hongkong Post Staff Association, Mr Stephen Ip, said that under the existing mechanism, the Post Office did not require staff to give priority to the election of letters. As a matter of course, the postman would first handle the "fresh letter" of the day and deal with the return of the letter when there was time and manpower. It is not uncommon for a straightforward return to take one to two weeks to return.
District Council elections will be held tomorrow (24th). (data picture)
In the last session, there was a difference of three votes, and one vote was not a small matter.
According to the information provided by the Registration and Electoral Office, after the polling notice was issued, a total of 638 recipients of the notices were not the cases of the persons they were aware of, which meant that the situation was not uncommon. Yang Yueqiao, a member of the Citizens Party Legislative Council who is also a practicing barrister, bluntly stated that the candidates for the constituency in the last district board election were awarded by "singular" votes (the winners of Hua Funan lost by 3 votes in the last session) It is also important to note that every vote is also very important. He has questioned that the Government has not dealt with the matter in a timely manner after receiving due diligence. It is detrimental to the election and requires the Government to follow up the case and reform the relevant procedures. Otherwise, it will be difficult for Hong Kong elections to get rid of the "sampling" doubts. .
There are three candidates in the Fu Heng District this year. One of the candidates and the current District Council member, Wan Wan-chu, thinks that this case is a "small ticket". He has also received a number of neighbourhood letters reflecting the address of the stranger who received the stranger at his address. The Registration and Electoral Office has not dealt with or is concerned with the large number of similar cases. He Weilin, a candidate for the same district who reported independence, also said that it is difficult to estimate the number of suspected seeding cases in the constituency and fear that it will affect the fairness of the election. The DAB candidate Hu Yuqian also asked the prescription to follow up seriously and check.
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If Ms. Lin or other registered voters with incorrect addresses, is it illegal to continue voting today? The Registration and Electoral Office said that if any voter registration suspected of false or incorrect representation is found, it will be dealt with in strict accordance with the law. The suspected case will be referred to law enforcement agencies, including the Police Force and the Independent Commission Against Corruption for investigation and follow-up, reminding anyone to know. It is an offence to recklessly provide false information to the Registration and Electoral Office or to know that you are not eligible to vote but still vote. The department said that the case has been followed up by the mechanism. If the person concerned votes on the polling day, the office will handle it according to the established procedures.
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